I get asked this from time to time so I thought it might make an interesting topic to look at here. Here are some typical questions that people have: Do I need to learn theory to be a good guitar player/musician? Paul McCartney/Jimmy Page/Angus Young/David Gilmour/Someone Else doesn’t know any theory and they’re my favourite player ever, so how can it really be that important? Won’t learning theory make me less creative?

Okay – here’s my short answer as to whether you have to learn music theory to…